finally! after years of waiting for the right break to come. Hubby will finally be able to work aboard ship. We've been praying for this, and with God's grace, our prayer has been answered. Inter-island lang ang assignment nya, it's still a start.
Thank you Lord Talaga! You're so Good to us. and you're timing is really really great w/ Aj's enrolment and all....
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Blackberry Curve 8520 from Globe
Friday, February 17, 2012
Coron Getaway (Feb 3-6, 2012)
We had a wonderful time in Coron. Our tour and accomodations has been handled by Ms. Rina of Coron Wonders so everything went out smoothly. We arrived there Feb 6, around 1PM. We went straight to our resort, Princess of Coron, to freshen up prior to our town proper familiarization and trip to maquinit hotspring.
Since it was only our first day, Ms. Rina commissioned a trike to take us to take a tour around town and to bring us at the foot of our first stop: Mount Tapyas. It is a 700-step trek up which eventually led us to a great view of the whole coron town.
A local boy who sells cold water and gatorade went up with us and incidentally became our tour guide/photographer. I admired this boy. May future siya with photography given the chance. He took our picture below:
It was an exhausting climb up and an equally knee-wobbling climb down. But the tricycle driver told us not to worry because our next stop is the Maquinit Hot Spring (which, according to wikipedia, is the only known salty hotspring in Asia).
And it IS really soothingly wonderful! It's already after sunset when we arrived so it's kind of sad that we're not able to clearly see how really beautiful it is. We just had our dinner at Maquinit and went back to the resort afterwards
Our day two trip consists of island bumming trips on Bulog, Malcapuya and Banana Island.
We went to Bulog first so we can see the sandbar prior to high tide.
Then we went to Malcapuya Island where we had our lunch. Malcapuya is LOVELY! with it's powdery white sand and laid-back feel....
Then for the last island... Banana Island...can't express how amazing this place is. Maybe the picture below will help...
And the adventure doesn't even stop there. Our 3rd day tour brought us to Coron Island Loop. It gave us a much closer look at Coron's wonderful Islets.
We went snorkelling at Siete Picados.
we had our breakfast at Calachuchi Island
We docked at Kayangan Cove at made it all the way up to Kayangan Cave.
Then to.... KAYANGAN LAKE!
The cleanest lake in the Philippines.
The HIGHLIGHT of our GETAWAY!
explored even it's not-so-dark recess
And enjoyed every minute of it.
Afterwards, we went to twin lagoons (where I lost my rented snorkelling mask, uuugh!), but enjoyed our stay there anyway.
We stopped by Vivian beach for lunch
Then for our last stop, we went snorkelling at the skeleton wreck. We have no underwater cam (w/c will be a major no-no on our next trip) SAYANG!
Our last day is just gala and pasalubong buying day. We went around town on foot and went back to our resort to prep for our departure.
Coron is such a wonderful wonderful GOD given place. I promise myself that I'll be coming back there with Hubby and AJ.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Coron, Palawan
We're going to Coron! I'm so excited! We've booked our flight months ago pa (availing Air Phil's promo fare) giving us enough time to save for the tour packages of this trip. We have chosen Coron Wonders to arrange our accomodations and itinerary for the trip since they have been so accomodating with our requests.
Now our itinerary will be as follows:
Feb 3, 2012 (DAY 1)
arrival to Busuanga Airport at 12:15 PM
Meet and greet at our hotel (Princess of Coron)
Coron Town Proper Familiarization
Mt. Tapyas Trekking
Maquinit Hotspring
Feb 4, 2012 (DAY 2)
Malcapuya/Banana Island Hopping Tour
(includes Bulog 2 Island/Malaroyroy Island)
Feb 5, 2012 (DAY 3)
Coron Island Hopping Tour
CYC/Calachuci Island
Kayangan Cave & Lake
Barracuda Lake
Skeleton Beach/Wreck
Twin Peaks/Twin Lagoon
Smith Beach/Banol Beach/Atuatan Beach
Feb 6, 2012 (DAY 4)
AM Free time (Swimming @ Princess of Coron's Pool)
Departure at 3:05 PM
Grabe! So exciting!
c",)
Now our itinerary will be as follows:
Feb 3, 2012 (DAY 1)
arrival to Busuanga Airport at 12:15 PM
Meet and greet at our hotel (Princess of Coron)
Coron Town Proper Familiarization
Mt. Tapyas Trekking
Maquinit Hotspring
Feb 4, 2012 (DAY 2)
Malcapuya/Banana Island Hopping Tour
(includes Bulog 2 Island/Malaroyroy Island)
Feb 5, 2012 (DAY 3)
Coron Island Hopping Tour
CYC/Calachuci Island
Kayangan Cave & Lake
Barracuda Lake
Skeleton Beach/Wreck
Twin Peaks/Twin Lagoon
Smith Beach/Banol Beach/Atuatan Beach
Feb 6, 2012 (DAY 4)
AM Free time (Swimming @ Princess of Coron's Pool)
Departure at 3:05 PM
Grabe! So exciting!
c",)
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Pneumonia with hyper reactive airway
AJ was confined at San Juan De Dios Hospital from Saturday PM to Wednesday AM because of Pnuemonia. It was just a follow up check up with her pedia but due to her wheezing, the doctor decided to admit her for proper medication. It's a very hard time for me. Sana ako na lang ang nagkasakit. AJ cried and pleaded not to put the dextrose on, She cried when the nurses get blood samples and do some allergy tests on her. I was also crying when the nurse asked me to hold her through while she puts on the dextrose but I just lack the strength to do so. Ang sakit sa puso.
We stayed there for four and a half days. She had antibiotics, corti-steroids, anti-histamine, she was also nebulized every four hours. She was not able to sleep properly especially on the 1st two days because of she keeps on coughing and spitting out phlegm. It's so agonizing to see my baby that way. It worried the hell out of me.
On the third day, she began to feel better. She's already eating although she prefers to eat ensaymada only. Both her pedia and SNU resident doctor told me that her lungs are much better although there's still signs of phlegm, so we need to continue her corti-steroids and antibiotics. They minimized the frequency of her nebulizer from every 4 hours to every 8 hours. That's good.
On the 4th day, the doctor said she's going to be fine and that we can already discharge her and continue her medication at home, Yahoo! Thank God talaga! Nakahinga ako ng maluwag. No more dextrose and injection for my baby!
Thank you LORD! This may be one of your pagsubok, it might have given me much shock but i am keeping faith. There is indeed a rainbow after each rain.
Thank you Dra. Ruby Marie Sanga-Miranda for taking good care of my baby. She's been under your care for almost 2.5 years and I am thankful for your expertise and your patience.
Thank you San Juan De Dios Hospital and your SNU Nurses and staff for your assistance and perserverance, Sinisigawan na kayo ni AJ when you administer the medicines but you still show your smile and you keep on being friendly. AJ really needed that.
Thank you Mommy, Daddy, Auntie Neneth for taking care of AJ when I need to be at the office to get the requirements for Philhealth.
And to my Hubby, thank you for perservering with me, For taking care of both me and AJ. Thank you and I love you.
And also, to all the wellwishers, my facebook friends, who prayed and wished AJ all the "get well soons", you've been part of the strenght that made me carry on through,
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
We stayed there for four and a half days. She had antibiotics, corti-steroids, anti-histamine, she was also nebulized every four hours. She was not able to sleep properly especially on the 1st two days because of she keeps on coughing and spitting out phlegm. It's so agonizing to see my baby that way. It worried the hell out of me.
On the third day, she began to feel better. She's already eating although she prefers to eat ensaymada only. Both her pedia and SNU resident doctor told me that her lungs are much better although there's still signs of phlegm, so we need to continue her corti-steroids and antibiotics. They minimized the frequency of her nebulizer from every 4 hours to every 8 hours. That's good.
On the 4th day, the doctor said she's going to be fine and that we can already discharge her and continue her medication at home, Yahoo! Thank God talaga! Nakahinga ako ng maluwag. No more dextrose and injection for my baby!
Thank you LORD! This may be one of your pagsubok, it might have given me much shock but i am keeping faith. There is indeed a rainbow after each rain.
Thank you Dra. Ruby Marie Sanga-Miranda for taking good care of my baby. She's been under your care for almost 2.5 years and I am thankful for your expertise and your patience.
Thank you San Juan De Dios Hospital and your SNU Nurses and staff for your assistance and perserverance, Sinisigawan na kayo ni AJ when you administer the medicines but you still show your smile and you keep on being friendly. AJ really needed that.
Thank you Mommy, Daddy, Auntie Neneth for taking care of AJ when I need to be at the office to get the requirements for Philhealth.
And to my Hubby, thank you for perservering with me, For taking care of both me and AJ. Thank you and I love you.
And also, to all the wellwishers, my facebook friends, who prayed and wished AJ all the "get well soons", you've been part of the strenght that made me carry on through,
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Jeanette's End of the year report 2011
It has been my customs to make a wish list at the start of the year. This list will be my driving goals for the whole year. Reviewing them now gives a wave of sadness that I wasn't able to accomplish them all. It's because my list basically revolves around the little house at Summer Pointe Residences. Well, to start with, here are's the list
1) OUT OF TOWN TRIP - every year, I always see to it that I am able to visit a place that I've never been before. Last year, I was able to go to Puerto Prinsesa, (and went to the underground river, went island hopping at honda bay, we went around the city and bask at dos palmas. Date Granted: Feb 12 - 15, 2011
2) LIPAT-BAHAY - obviously, thanks to Prosperity Builders, this is a major FAILURE!
3) RENOVATIONS FOR MY NEW HOUSE - again, major FAILURE, the best talaga ang Prosperity Builders no?
4) OUT OF THE COUNTRY TRIP - this is too way out of budget last year, of course, I was busy saving for my house reno sana...
5) AIRCON - na to be installed sana sa house ko. kaso....
6) FURNITURES FOR MY NEW HOUSE - parang domino effect, kung walang new house, wala kang paglalagyan ng furnitures. FAILURE again, salamat sa Prosperity Builders
7) IPA-3RD FLOOR ANG HOUSE NI MOMMY - This is a different story, my brothers and I originally planned to have our parent's house renovated. Kaso, madaya naman kung ako lang ang maglalabas ng money di ba? besides, the money went out to a new business endeavor as requested by mom. Hence, Not-so-failure pa rin,
8) MAKA-ALIS SI HUBBY (the sailor man) - FAILED. Ang kulit kasi eh. He really wanted to be a seaman. but this career might not be meant for him. He aplied agencies after agencies, but to no avail. Hay naku bebe, pwede na bang mag-change ka na lang ng career?
9) DOUBLE THE AMOUNT ON AJ'S SAVINGS - FAILED. Nabawasan ko pa nga when I enrolled her at Play Care eh. Di bale. I still have next year para bumawi.
10) SECOND HAND CAR - Na balak kong i-park sa bago kong bahay. again FAILED!
Kaloka, I've got 1 out of 10 wishes. But it's okay. It's only 9 out of a thousand blessings I have received in 2011. I have met new friends, I am happy with my career. I have a super roller coaster love affair with my husband (imagine that - after 5 years of being together), A healthy, makulit and smart kid, a supportive family. What else can I wish for?
THANK YOU LORD PA RIN!
Thank you for making my life so wonderful!
1) OUT OF TOWN TRIP - every year, I always see to it that I am able to visit a place that I've never been before. Last year, I was able to go to Puerto Prinsesa, (and went to the underground river, went island hopping at honda bay, we went around the city and bask at dos palmas. Date Granted: Feb 12 - 15, 2011
2) LIPAT-BAHAY - obviously, thanks to Prosperity Builders, this is a major FAILURE!
3) RENOVATIONS FOR MY NEW HOUSE - again, major FAILURE, the best talaga ang Prosperity Builders no?
4) OUT OF THE COUNTRY TRIP - this is too way out of budget last year, of course, I was busy saving for my house reno sana...
5) AIRCON - na to be installed sana sa house ko. kaso....
6) FURNITURES FOR MY NEW HOUSE - parang domino effect, kung walang new house, wala kang paglalagyan ng furnitures. FAILURE again, salamat sa Prosperity Builders
7) IPA-3RD FLOOR ANG HOUSE NI MOMMY - This is a different story, my brothers and I originally planned to have our parent's house renovated. Kaso, madaya naman kung ako lang ang maglalabas ng money di ba? besides, the money went out to a new business endeavor as requested by mom. Hence, Not-so-failure pa rin,
8) MAKA-ALIS SI HUBBY (the sailor man) - FAILED. Ang kulit kasi eh. He really wanted to be a seaman. but this career might not be meant for him. He aplied agencies after agencies, but to no avail. Hay naku bebe, pwede na bang mag-change ka na lang ng career?
9) DOUBLE THE AMOUNT ON AJ'S SAVINGS - FAILED. Nabawasan ko pa nga when I enrolled her at Play Care eh. Di bale. I still have next year para bumawi.
10) SECOND HAND CAR - Na balak kong i-park sa bago kong bahay. again FAILED!
Kaloka, I've got 1 out of 10 wishes. But it's okay. It's only 9 out of a thousand blessings I have received in 2011. I have met new friends, I am happy with my career. I have a super roller coaster love affair with my husband (imagine that - after 5 years of being together), A healthy, makulit and smart kid, a supportive family. What else can I wish for?
THANK YOU LORD PA RIN!
Thank you for making my life so wonderful!
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Christmas at Manila Ocean Park
And IT gave me the WORST Christmas experience - EVER!
And.. All i want is to give my daughter and niece to a very nice Christmas treat. It turned out that their so-called "World Class" is a fiasco after all.
Why? Here is what has happened...
1st Offence: We arrived at 4:45 PM, the line to the ticket booth is so long, the end of it was at the middle of the shed prior to the stairs. When we're near the ticket booth, a staff came to us and the conversation are as follows:
Staff: Saan kayo?
Me: Sa ticket booth
Staff: doon sa baba ang pila
Me: Doon kami galing, bakit may iba pa bang pila?
Staff: (biglang alis nang walang pasabi)
2nd offence (at the ticket booth), and because mahaba ang pila, we were able to buy the ticket at 6:00 PM. Originally we wanted to go to the oceanarium and to the penguin exhibit after. but the woman on the ticket booth told us na mahaba din ang pila doon and offered the Fountain show instead. So I said yes. then she immediately wrote the time "7:00 PM" on our ticket. This means that we only got 1 hour inside the oceanarium. (And we don't know yet that there's also a 9PM fountain show at that time - hindi man lang nag-advise si ate para sana may option kami to go to the later show).
So heto na, we went, and we went in a hurry para maabutan ang allegedly world class na fountain show at at par sa fountain show ng sentosa. We had one interesting incident inside upon which, my neice dropped AJ's bag on the crocodile pen. Si crocodile, perhaps thinking that it was food, kinagat yung bag ni AJ at dinala sa tubig. It was nakakahiya at nakakatawa at the same time. but inabot pa din kami ng siyam-siyam doon kasi medyo natagalan pa before we were given assistance to retrieve AJ's bag.
So heto na, we finished our viewing and we hurriedly went to the fountain show, ayoko ma-late kasi if it is really sentosa-like, the magic will be lost for AJ and Eunice. So it's imperative to experience it from the beginning. So, after the exit, we went up the stairs, we passed by the Penguin exhibit na maiksi naman pala ang pila. And look for the exit, kasi ang sabi nila, the show is located at the front of the ticket booth. Then we saw an exit sign, we checked it out only to find out the entrance yun ng hotel H2O. Balik kami, nadaanan namin ang bar at ang souvenir store, baba kami ng escalator, and followed another exit sign w/c bought us paikot ng tiangge na ibinalik kami sa escalator na binabaan namin. Before we stumbled upon the atrium na pinanggalingan namin sa may entrance ng oceanarium. Siyempre nag-rereklamo na ko by that time. Ang LAYO na ng naikot namin! Wala man lang short cut eh nag-package pa sila ng ganon. Tapos nalaman namin na may 9PM show naman pala. E di sana di kami nagmadali di ba?
And here comes the 3rd offence
So mega reklamo ako sa staff dun, na binastos lang kami. My niece handed her ticket to the staff, aba, bara barang ibinalik yung stub sa amin at yung iba e nalaglag na sa sahig, sabi nya "o heto na" then he took the ticket and thrown the remaing stub on my niece's stomach, I gave my ticket, then he did it again saying "heto pa". di ba, sobrang nag-init na ang ulo ko at dinuro duro ko na siya sabaya sabing "UMAYOS KA!" at sabay walk out. Kainis, I did not pay 500 pesos (x 9 Kami) para lang mabastos!
At heto pa! I was expecting a "WORLD CLASS" show. Yung at par sa Sentosa Singapore. But I for somebody who've been there, I might have been expecting too much. Konti lang yung actual cartoon na makikita mo sa fountain. Puro nagsasayaw na mascot ng starfish at naghahabulang mascot ng chef at lobster. Walang story. walang kwenta. na-bwisit lang ako lalo. Kainis
Who would blame me if sirang sira ang christmas ko because of Manila Ocean Park?
And.. All i want is to give my daughter and niece to a very nice Christmas treat. It turned out that their so-called "World Class" is a fiasco after all.
Why? Here is what has happened...
1st Offence: We arrived at 4:45 PM, the line to the ticket booth is so long, the end of it was at the middle of the shed prior to the stairs. When we're near the ticket booth, a staff came to us and the conversation are as follows:
Staff: Saan kayo?
Me: Sa ticket booth
Staff: doon sa baba ang pila
Me: Doon kami galing, bakit may iba pa bang pila?
Staff: (biglang alis nang walang pasabi)
2nd offence (at the ticket booth), and because mahaba ang pila, we were able to buy the ticket at 6:00 PM. Originally we wanted to go to the oceanarium and to the penguin exhibit after. but the woman on the ticket booth told us na mahaba din ang pila doon and offered the Fountain show instead. So I said yes. then she immediately wrote the time "7:00 PM" on our ticket. This means that we only got 1 hour inside the oceanarium. (And we don't know yet that there's also a 9PM fountain show at that time - hindi man lang nag-advise si ate para sana may option kami to go to the later show).
So heto na, we went, and we went in a hurry para maabutan ang allegedly world class na fountain show at at par sa fountain show ng sentosa. We had one interesting incident inside upon which, my neice dropped AJ's bag on the crocodile pen. Si crocodile, perhaps thinking that it was food, kinagat yung bag ni AJ at dinala sa tubig. It was nakakahiya at nakakatawa at the same time. but inabot pa din kami ng siyam-siyam doon kasi medyo natagalan pa before we were given assistance to retrieve AJ's bag.
So heto na, we finished our viewing and we hurriedly went to the fountain show, ayoko ma-late kasi if it is really sentosa-like, the magic will be lost for AJ and Eunice. So it's imperative to experience it from the beginning. So, after the exit, we went up the stairs, we passed by the Penguin exhibit na maiksi naman pala ang pila. And look for the exit, kasi ang sabi nila, the show is located at the front of the ticket booth. Then we saw an exit sign, we checked it out only to find out the entrance yun ng hotel H2O. Balik kami, nadaanan namin ang bar at ang souvenir store, baba kami ng escalator, and followed another exit sign w/c bought us paikot ng tiangge na ibinalik kami sa escalator na binabaan namin. Before we stumbled upon the atrium na pinanggalingan namin sa may entrance ng oceanarium. Siyempre nag-rereklamo na ko by that time. Ang LAYO na ng naikot namin! Wala man lang short cut eh nag-package pa sila ng ganon. Tapos nalaman namin na may 9PM show naman pala. E di sana di kami nagmadali di ba?
And here comes the 3rd offence
So mega reklamo ako sa staff dun, na binastos lang kami. My niece handed her ticket to the staff, aba, bara barang ibinalik yung stub sa amin at yung iba e nalaglag na sa sahig, sabi nya "o heto na" then he took the ticket and thrown the remaing stub on my niece's stomach, I gave my ticket, then he did it again saying "heto pa". di ba, sobrang nag-init na ang ulo ko at dinuro duro ko na siya sabaya sabing "UMAYOS KA!" at sabay walk out. Kainis, I did not pay 500 pesos (x 9 Kami) para lang mabastos!
At heto pa! I was expecting a "WORLD CLASS" show. Yung at par sa Sentosa Singapore. But I for somebody who've been there, I might have been expecting too much. Konti lang yung actual cartoon na makikita mo sa fountain. Puro nagsasayaw na mascot ng starfish at naghahabulang mascot ng chef at lobster. Walang story. walang kwenta. na-bwisit lang ako lalo. Kainis
Who would blame me if sirang sira ang christmas ko because of Manila Ocean Park?
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